October 2025 Team USA triumphs at the IC of Canada’s 60th anniversary event The IC of Canada celebrated its 60th anniversary in Toronto, Canada from 1-5 September 2025. Six countries joined the Canadian team, as follows: Argentina Barbados Bermuda Great Britain Mexico USA In total, more than 90 people participated in the event, with the USA taking home the winner’s prize. Great Britain came in second place, with Mexico very close behind in third. Because the IC of Canada wanted the event to be as inclusive as possible, and because there was a wide range of ages, team numbers, and player abilities, they used a modified round robin format, mixing and matching players to create matches that were as competitive as possible. The week started off with some fun and informal padel games at a pop-up padel site near the Distillery District in Toronto on 31 August. Practice day followed on 1 September, when most participants arrived at the host club, the historic Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (circa 1876). Day 1 of match play began on the club’s Har-Tru courts under glorious late-summer sunshine, and they continued all day with a break for a sumptuous buffet lunch on the upper balcony. Very quickly the team from Barbados set up “camp” at one end of the viewing deck, where all week long the sounds of laughter and the telling of tall tales could be heard. The second day of the event saw the most matches, and by the end of the day there were many sore shoulders, knees, and hips, but smiles all around. The post-match Happy Hour helped to soothe the aches and pains, and goodwill remained high. Thursday 4 September dawned under heavy skies and torrential rain making outdoor play impossible, but the committee worked hard to shift matches indoors to the Queen’s Club, where some outstanding tennis was on display. Rumour has it that it was also the occasion of a rare mixed doubles pairing between Peter Harding and his lovely wife, Sue. Fortunately, they were both seen smiling broadly at the end of the day, so all was well. The Gala Banquet took place on Thursday evening in the Philpott Room of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, where a fabulous dinner was served, followed by speeches and the bestowing of honorary memberships for the Event Director, Karen Clarke, and the IC of Canada President, Dale Kozicz. In turn, the Canadian IC gave honorary memberships to Rob Principe and Paula Myslivecek (USA), Miguel Angel Reyes Varela and Alfredo Riefkohl (Mexico), Jimmy Tasker (Barbados), Fernando De Marinis (Argentina), Michael Toyer (Bermuda), and Peter Harding (Great Britain). The event wrapped up with a day trip to Niagara Falls on Friday 5 September, where teammates donned the iconic red plastic ponchos for a memorable trip on the Maid of the Mist to see the Falls up close. A little shopping and sightseeing followed, and then everyone headed to Reif Estate Winery for an afternoon of wine tasting and lunch before returning to Toronto at the end of the day. In all, the IC of Canada’s 60th anniversary celebration was a wonderful success, where many old friendships were renewed and many new ones forged in the spirit of “hands across the net, friendship across the ocean.” The IC of Canada wishes to express its deepest gratitude to the IC Council for its generous support of our event. Many thanks to all those who travelled from near and far to help the IC of Canada celebrate its milestone 60th Anniversary! Documents to download IC of Canada 60th Anniversary Event Report_September 2025(.pdf, 204.74 KB) - 128 download(s) IC 60th Anniversary FINAL FACT SHEET_For IC Council Report(.pdf, 498.51 KB) - 142 download(s) Combined Rosters_For IC Council Report(.xlsx, 65.54 KB) - 129 download(s) Letter to 60th Participants_For IC Council Report(.pdf, 213.25 KB) - 134 download(s) Previous Article A tribute to Angela Mortimer Barrett MBE, IC of Great Britain Event Date TBC Load last 23 media item(s)Loading...
January 2017 What to look forward to in 2017 After a successful year of fixtures and events in 2016, the IC Council and ICs of the World are now gearing up for another full year of fixtures for IC members across the board. Key anniversary celebrations include; IC of Belgium’s 70th anniversary, IC of Germany’s 50th anniversary, IC of Bulgaria 10th anniversary and IC of Barbados 10th anniversary which will be officially celebrated in 2018. Below is a round up of the ‘official IC events’, including the Compass Junior Challenge Regional Events. Further information for each nation’s fixtures, can be found on their individual web pages. Away from the court, the IC website is being rejuvenated and will include improved capabilities on tablets and mobiles. These updates and modernisation will then be transferred across to individual IC pages throughout the year – watch this space… 2017 IC Calendar 4th Bi-annual ‘Deltec Bank & Trust’ Bahamas IC Doubles Week 8th-13th January Bahamas BLTA National Tennis Centre Competing nations – The Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, USA, and an International team Format - men’s doubles, ladies doubles and mixed doubles Men’s and Ladies Potter Cup 1st-4th June LXIII Gran Premi Generalitat de Catalunya and LXIII Campionat Internacional de Catalunya de Veterans, Barcelona, Spain After the 2016 Ladies Potter Cup invitational exhibition event, 2017 will be the year of the inaugural Ladies Potter Cup Format – 5 singles and 2 doubles for over 45s CQS Nations Cup 14th-18th June Prague, Czech Republic Format – men’s doubles, ladies doubles and mixed doubles Robert Abdesselam Trophy 23rd-25th June Madrid, Spain Format – 1 men’s doubles, 1 ladies doubles and 2 mixed doubles. Teams include 1 lady over 50, 1 man and lady over 55 and 1 man over 65 Compass European Junior Challenge 3rd-8th July Brussels, Belgium Format – adult captain, 2 junior boys and 2 junior girls The winners of the 2017 European Regional event will go through to compete in the 2018 Compass IC Junior Challenge Finals IC Council AGM 9th July National Tennis Centre, Roehampton, GB Annual IC Council AGM is once again hosted at the GB National Tennis Centre on the middle Sunday of The Wimbledon Championships V Tennis Golf Challenge Date TBC Mallorca, Spain Format – combination of tennis and golf fixtures Compass African Junior Challenge Date TBC South Africa Format – adult captain, 2 junior boys and 2 junior girls The winners of the 2017 African Regional event will go through to compete in the 2018 Compass IC Junior Challenge Finals Compass North American Junior Challenge Date TBC Mexico Format – adult captain, 2 junior boys and 2 junior girls The winners of the 2017 North American Regional event will go through to compete in the 2018 Compass IC Junior Challenge Finals Compass South American Junior Challenge Date TBC Nation TBC Format – adult captain, 2 junior boys and 2 junior girls The winners of the 2017 South American Regional event will go through to compete in the 2018 Compass IC Junior Challenge Finals Juego de Pelota 2nd-6th August Brussels, Belgium IC of Belgium’s 70th anniversary celebratory events Format –2 men over 70 and 2 men over 75, competing in 2 singles and 1 doubles in each age category IC Week - Windmill Trophy and Mercelis Trophy 16th-20th August Berlin, Germany IC of Germany’s 50th anniversary celebratory events Windmill Trophy – 2 men under 45, 2 men over 45 and one playing or non-playing captain, competing in 2 singles and 1 doubles in each age category Mercelis Trophy – 1 lady under 40, 1 lady over 40 and one playing or non-playing captain, competing in 2 singles and 1 doubles in each age category La Carreta 20-24th September Sofia, Bulgaria IC of Bulgaria’s 10th anniversary celebratory events Format – Ladies singles and doubles comprising of 1 lady over 50, 1 lady over 60 and 1 playing or non-playing captain Compass Asia/ Oceania Junior Challenge 7th-9th October Pune, India Format – adult captain, 2 junior boys and 2 junior girls The winners of the 2017 Asia/ Oceania Regional event will go through to compete in the 2018 Compass IC Junior Challenge Finals Previous Article Paul Hutchins is awarded an MBE Next Article La Carreta entries now open